{"id":"C2004A02897","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1983-84","slug":"appropriation-act-no-4-1983-84","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"33 of 1984","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25918,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02897-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1983-84","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 4) 1983‑84\n\nNo. 33 of 1984\n\nAn Act to appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1983‑84, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1984\n\n\\[Assented to 6 June 1984\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1983‑84.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of $121,864,000\n\n3. The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1984, the sum of $ 121,864,000.\n\nAppropriation\n\n4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1983, for the services specified in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\n13419/84 Cat. No. 84 7039 1—Recommended retail price 80c\n\n \nPayments to States and Northern Territory\n\n5\\. (1) Payments to a State or the Northern Territory out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in item 1 of Division 865 in Schedule 2 shall be made—\n\n(a) on such terms and conditions as are from time to time determined by the Minister for Finance as being terms and conditions applicable to payments to or for the States or the Northern Territory for natural disaster relief and restoration; and\n\n(b) in accordance with any determinations of the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of payments.\n\n(2) Payments to Tasmania out of such of the moneys appropriated by this Act as are specified in item 4 of Division 865 in Schedule 2 shall be made—\n\n(a) on such terms and conditions as are from time to time determined by the Minister for Finance as being terms and conditions applicable to payments to or for Tasmania in relation to the termination of the Gordon River Power Development Stage Two; and\n\n(b) in accordance with any determinations of the Minister for Finance as to the amounts and times of payments.\n\n![](image.002.png)![](image.002.png) \nSCHEDULE Section 4\n\nABSTRACT\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |\n| | | $ |\n| | Department of Aboriginal Affairs.............................. | 115 000 |\n| | Department of Administrative Services.......................... | 4 153 000 |\n| | Attorney‑General's Department......................... | 16 000 |\n| | Department of Communications............................... | 1 762 000 |\n| | Department of Education and Youth Affairs....................... | 2 740 000 |\n| | Department of Employment and Industrial Relations................. | 50 000 |\n| | Department of Finance..................................... | 69 837 000 |\n| | Department of Foreign Affairs................................ | 300 000 |\n| | Department of Health...................................... | 18 582 000 |\n| | Department of Home Affairs and Environment..................... | 5 726 000 |\n| | Department of Housing and Construction......................... | 4 000 000 |\n| | Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..................... | 622 000 |\n| | Department of Primary Industry............................... | 6 000 |\n| | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet..................... | 143 000 |\n| | Department of Resources and Energy........................... | 854 000 |\n| | Department of Science and Technology.......................... | 68 000 |\n| | Department of Social Security................................ | 8 032 000 |\n| | Department of the Special Minister of State....................... | 1 714 000 |\n| | Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism...................... | 10 000 |\n| | Department of Territories and Local Government................... | 3 031 000 |\n| | Department of Transport.................................... | 5 000 |\n| | Department of Veterans' Affairs............................... | 98 000 |\n| | Total............................................ | 121 864 000 |\n\n \nDEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES\n\n```html\n

Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1983‑84

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No 2) 1983‑84

Expenditure for 1982‑83

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Division 804.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. General services...........................

16 000

8000

20 700

Division 806. OTHER SERVICES

02. Special program consultants...................

99 000

200 000

..

Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs............

115 000

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Division 811.–CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Departmental—

02. Department of Administrative Services............

2 430 000

2 529 300

14 605 303

19. Department of Social Security..................

952 000

1 580 500

169 049

3 382 000

4.—Advances and Loans—

02. Advance for funding stores purchases (for payment to the New South Wales Government Stores Department Working Account)

41 000

200 000

200 000

5.—Plant and Equipment—Departmental—

02. Vehicles and equipment—Transport and Storage.....

730 000

25 112 000

19 728 269

Total: Division 811

4 153 000

Total: Department of Administrative Services.........

4 153 000

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Division 818.–CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

03. Institute of Family Studies....................

13 000

56 200

18 161

Division 821. TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION

01. Conference of Asian and Oceanic Countries on Antitrust Policies

3 000

19 000

..

Total: Attorney‑General's Department .......

16 000

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Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1983‑84

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No 2) 1983‑84

Expenditure for 1982‑83

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

Division 842.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION

3.—Provision and installation of radio and television transmitters and ancillary buildings, works and technical equipment for the use of—

02. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation—Radio Australia

1 355 000

5 820 000

3 200 000

03. The Special Broadcasting Service.............

200 000

970 000

350 000

Total: Division 842

1 555 000

Division 844.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Committee of Inquiry into the Special Broadcasting Service

207 000

..

..

Total: Department of Communications...........

1 762 000

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

Division 848.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings and Works—

02. Canberra College of Advanced Education—Approved capital programs

1 026 000

835 000

855 521

04. Australian Maritime College—Approved capital programs

206 000

5 892 000

7 434 539

1 232 000

2.—Plant and Equipment—

06. Computer equipment......................

70 000

466 000

592 857

Total: Division 848

1 302 000

Division 849.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

02. Transition from School to Work Program........

1 013 500

23 685 700

40 938 842

Division 850.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Participation and Equity Program—Publicity......

16 000

300 000

..

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Additional appropriation for 1983‑84

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1983‑84

Expenditure for 1982‑83

Department of Education and Youth Affairs—continued

$

$

$

Division 851—COMMONWEALTH SCHOOLS COMMISSION

01. Non‑Government schools, Australian Capital Territory—Capital grants

282 000

960 000

1 209 600

02. Government and Non‑Government schools, Australian Capital Territory—Computer Education Program

126 500

..

..

Total: Division 851

408 500

Total: Department of Education and Youth Affairs

2 740 000

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Division 860.–CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

02. Australian Trade Union Training Authority—For expenditure under the Trade Union Training Authority Act 1975

50 000

175 000

510 000

Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations

50 000

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Division 865.–PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

01. Natural disaster relief and restoration...........

46 787 000

110 363 000

146 298 009

04. Payments to Tasmania in relation to the termination of the Gordon River Power Development Stage Two

22 870 000

27 000 000

..

Total: Division 865

69 657 000

Division 866.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Secretariat support for the Task Force on Public Service Matters

80 000

..

..

02. Inquiry into the Management and Operations of the Superannuation Fund Investment Trust

100 000

..

..

Total: Division 866

180 000

Total: Department of Finance...............

69 837 000

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Division 873.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

01. Computer equipment......................

300 000

1 038 000

689 626

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs.........

300 000

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Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1983‑84

Expenditure for 1982‑83

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

$

$

$

Division 881.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

02. Commonwealth Institute of Health.............

40 000

222 000

99 753

Division 882.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

06. Paramedical Services—Grants additional to those authorized by States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act 1969

50 000

1 258 000

1 137 000

08. Health Insurance Act 1973—Medicare grants.....

3 400 000

201 400 000

..

09. Community Health Program—Grants to assist in the expansion and development of community health services—Balance of payment to New South Wales

92 000

..

..

Total: Division 882

3 542 000

Division 883.—OTHER SERVICES

04. For payments in lieu of Medicare benefits for professional services relating to items prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 17 (1) (aa) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 in respect of private patients in recognized hospitals within the meaning of that Act

15000 000

..

..

Total: Department of Health...................

18 582 000

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS AND ENVIRONMENT

Division 888.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

02. Departmental...........................

6 600

156 000

69 431

Division 890—OTHER SERVICES

05. Australian participation in Expo 84— New Orleans.

5 419 800

..

..

07. People's Republic of China—Payments to the Administrative Bureau for Museums and Archaeological Data

299 600

..

..

Total: Division 890

5 719 400

Total: Department of Home Affairs and Environment.

5 726 000

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION

Division 899.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation—Payment of Equity Capital

4 000 000

..

..

Total: Department of Housing and Construction.....

4 000 000

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Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1983‑84

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1983‑84

Expenditure for 1982‑83

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

Division 902.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—

01. Computer equipment......................

582 000

1 283 000

532 000

03. Migrant Centres.........................

40 000

552 000

278 807

Total: Division 902

622 000

Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

622 000

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

Division 932. PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

09. Financial assistance to the Northern Territory in respect of the Rural Adjustment Scheme, 1979‑80

6 000

..

..

Total: Department of Primary Industry...........

6 000

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Division 938.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

01. Grant to Western Australia towards cost of America's Cup victory celebrations

75 000

..

..

Division 940.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

1.—Capital Works and Services—

01. Plant and equipment.......................

68 000

112 00

..

Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

143 000

DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY

Division 943—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

6.—Payment to the Northern Territory in lieu of uranium royalties

854 000

3 496 000

3 728 060

Total: Department of Resources and Energy........

854 000

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Information with respect to previous appropriation and expenditure

Additional appropriation for 1983‑84

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No 2) 1983‑84

Expenditure for 1982‑83

$

$

$

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Division 945—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—

03. Analytical Services........................

33 000

372 000

370 982

Division 947.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Aggregation of human red blood cells—Research grant

35 000

..

..

Total: Department of Science and Technology

68 000

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Division 949.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

02. States Grants (Home Care) Act 1969—Grants towards salaries of welfare officers

100 000

2 400 000

1 998 999

03. States Grants (Home Care) Act 1969—Grants towards costs of home care services

5 870 000

19 130 000

17 697 246

04. Grants for children's services.................

2 000 000

48 180 000

50 520 000

06. Grants to Tasmanian Government towards net operating costs of the Douglas Parker Rehabilitation Centre

27 000

597 000

593 000

Total: Division 949

7 997 000

Division 950.–OTHER SERVICES

02. Disabled People's International (Australia)—Grant...

35 000

25 000

..

Total: Department of Social Security

8 032 000

DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE

Division 955.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Royal Commission on Australia's Security and Intelligence Agencies

396 700

1 446 000

8 958

06. Committee of Review of the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs

53 000

80 000

..

07. National Road Freight Industry Inquiry...........

560 000

..

..

08. Independent Inquiry into Transport Services in the Northern Territory

130 600

..

..

09. Commission of Inquiry to determine appropriate compensation to be paid to former defendants in the Social Security Conspiracy Case

251 000

..

..

10. Independent Inquiry into Aviation Cost Recovery....

148 700

..

..

11. Independent Review of the operation of the Local Government (Personal Income Tax Sharing) Act 1976

97 600

..

..

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Additional appropriation for 1983‑84

Appropriation made by Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1983‑84

Expenditure for 1982‑83

$

$

$

Department of the Special Minister of State—continued

Division 955.—Other Services—continued

12. Review of the proposed legislation on Income and Assets Test

76 400

..

..

Total: Division 955

1 714 000

Total: Department of the Special Minister of State.....

1 714 000

DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, RECREATION AND TOURISM

Division 956.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Plant and Equipment—.....................

10 000

10 000

..

Total: Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism...

10 000

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Division 959.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

4.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act 1957

3 000 000

110 000 000

97 400 000

Division 961.—OTHER SERVICES

04. Inquiry into the use of Poker Machines and Amusement Machines in the Australian Capital Territory

21 400

..

..

05. Coastal surveillance—Ashmore and Cartier Islands...

9 600

..

..

Total: Division 961

31 000

Total: Department of Territories and Local Government

3 031 000

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Division 974.—OTHER SERVICES

01. Australian Motorcycle Council—Grant...........

5 000

..

..

Total: Department of Transport..................

5 000

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Division 984.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

2.—Plant and Equipment—

02. Specialised equipment for repatriation hospitals......

15 900

4 050 000

3 417 898

Division 986.—OTHER SERVICES

02. Committee of Review of Repatriation Hospitals.....

82 100

..

..

Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs.............

98 000

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